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3 Dead Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Runs Aground Off Coast Of Tuscany thoughts Reports say Costa Concordia, a large Italian cruise ship, ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island January 14, 2012.At least three people were killed and rescuers were searching for other victims after an Italian cruise ship carrying more than 4000 people ran aground and keeled over in shallow waters.Reports say dozens were injured and around 50 people remained unaccounted for after the 114500-tonne Costa Concordia hit a sandbar near the island of Giglio off the coast of Tuscany as passengers sat down to dinner on Friday evening. It was said that passengers spoke of panic and described some people leaping into the sea from the listing ship, which finally came to rest on its side, with decks partly submerged, a few hundred metres from the shore.It was said that rescue efforts were continuing after a night-time operation involving helicopters, ships and lifeboats. Reports say “It was a complex operation because some of the passengers may have jumped into the sea and not been picked up by rescuers, while others may have been sheltered in private houses and therefore not been identified yet,” reports say.Authorities and passengers quoted on television spoke of people jumping off the 290-metre-long ship, a floating resort hotel with spas, theatres, swimming pools and a discotheque.Many of the 3206 passengers and 1023 crew were taken to the mainland port of Porto Santo Stefano where …

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